Wasted Food is a Wasted Resource!

Wasting food means not only money down the drain, but all the energy, land, water, fertilizers and other inputs needed to grow and distribute that food in the first place. Food is wasted when we:

Buy more than we need

Store it incorrectly

Throw away leftovers

Cook too much

Everyday we are surrounded by opportunities to reduce our food waste. Join us in efforts to lower your grocery bills and environmental footprint by reducing your food waste.

What can you do?

Follow these simple and informative “smart strategies” and other useful tips to help reduce your food waste at home! By making small shifts in how we shop, store and prepare food, we can keep the valuable resources used to produce and distribute food from going to waste.

Addison County Solid Waste Management District
1223 Rte 7, Middlebury, VT 05753 | 802-388-2333 | 802-388-0271 (fax) | acswmd@acswmd.org | www.addisoncountyrecycles.org
Office hours: M-F, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | We are on Route 7 about 2 miles south of town, located on the east side of the highway between the U.S. Forest Service and Breadloaf Construction.